Homogeneously-catalyzed etherification of glycerol with 1-dodecanol?

Catalysis Science & Technology Pub Date: 2011-05-05 DOI: 10.1039/C1CY00082A

Abstract

Here we describe the direct catalytic etherification of glycerol with 1-dodecanol. In particular, we show that addition of 10 mol% of 1-bromododecane in the reaction medium led to the nearly complete conversion of 1-dodecanol and to the formation of the targeted monododecyl glyceryl ethers with 60% yield, thus opening a direct route for the synthesis of bio-based surfactants.

Graphical abstract: Homogeneously-catalyzed etherification of glycerol with 1-dodecanol
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